In December 2016 the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) and the DCEHPP again jointly hosted the Jordanian paramedic conference. The 2nd paramedic conference was titled: “Middle East Mitigation” with a specific focus on community-based cardiac arrest management, refugee care, disaster medicine and sports medicine. A number of international keynote speakers were invited: Dr Paul Jennings, Dr Ala’a Oteir, Mr John Donaghy, Dr Mohammad Al Zahrani, Dr Karen Smith, Dr Samer Kuleib, Mr Talal Al Shammari, Dr Osama Samarkandi, Ms Zainab Al Qudah and Ms Sajo Daod. Over 200 delegates attended the two-day conference, which also included a poster session and a simulation challenge involving teams from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. The 3rd JUST paramedic conference will be held 5-6 November, 2017.